Foreign affairs
Month: April 2018
Society
Contraband cigarettes found in computers sent to UK from Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officers have checked a shipment of computers, destined for the UK in Vilnius, and found them filled with contraband cigarettes. […]
Global LT
World Lithuanians: we’ll take dual citizenship path together with the government
Lithuania’s leaders need to choose the way of legalizing dual citizenship and Lithuanians living abroad will support that decision, representatives of the Lithuanian World Community said on Friday. […]
Society
Lithuanian notaries fined thousands of euros for cartel agreement
The Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries and eight members of its presidium have been slapped with fines worth thousands of euros for price-fixing, marking the first time in the country that notaries have been punished for a cartel agreement. […]
Sports
Kaunas mayor suggest making Jasikevičius honorary citizen
Visvaldas Matijošaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, has proposed honoring BC Žalgiris Kaunas coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius and making him the city’s honorary citizen, Kaunas Municipality said on Friday. […]
European Union
Vilnius-Kaunas spur could become part of Rail Baltica in 2023 – EU official (Updated)
A senior European Commission official says that a Rail Baltica spur from Kaunas to Vilnius legally could not become part of the European-standard gauge railway until 2023, but Lithuania could use the EU‘s regional support to finance the project estimated to cost 850 million euros. […]
CORPORATE
How will “the colorados” vote in the presidential election?
My personal position on the relations of some potential candidates for President of Lithuania with Russia has given rise to a series of debates and cast doubt as to whether or not what I say […]
CORPORATE
A difficult period looms on the horizon for the Liberal Movement
On the eve of the political corruption court proceedings, the Liberal Movement‘s leaders are deliberating on how the party should survive the coming especially difficult period, as well as which of their colleagues would dare […]
European Union
Group of MEPs propose to tighten sanctions against Russia
A group of members of the European Parliament propose to expand the EU‘s package of sanctions against Kremlin-linked individuals and businesses. […]
Sports
BC Žalgiris Kaunas makes it to Euroleague Final Four
BC Žalgiris Kaunas has made it to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time since 1999. […]
Politics
Foreign affairs
Lithuania firmly supports Moldova’s EU aspirations – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, on a visit to Moldova, says that Lithuania firmly supports the country’s aspirations to become a member of the European Union. […]
Society
Nordic countries are desired cooperation partners to Lithuanians, study shows
Lithuanian citizens seek closer cooperation with the Nordic countries. The majority of population believe that small countries must cooperate with each other, as shown by the study commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania, a press release from the office states. […]
Defence
NATO must speed up work to be ready to respond to threats – Lithuanian formin
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called for speeding up the implementation of the decisions taken at the NATO Wales and Warsaw summits. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania hands note to Belarus over alleged fire at Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania has asked Belarus to provide it, as soon as possible, with detailed information about an incident that occurred on the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant site on Feb. 17. […]
Economy
Lewben Investment Management doesn’t match natl security criteria – court
Investment company Lewben Investment Management has failed in its attempt to appeal against an unfavorable ruling by a government commission in Lithuania regarding a transaction involving the Verslo Trikampis office complex. […]
Society
Regional Jewish community being founded in Vilnius
A new regional Jewish community is being founded in Vilnius, to be led by long-standing president of Lithuanian sports club Makabi, Semionas Finkelsteinas. […]
Society
Several hundred people demanded better health funding in Vilnius
Several hundred doctors and their supporters gathered outside the parliament in Vilnius to demand better funding for the health system. […]
Foreign affairs
Monument to Zwartendijk to restore historic memory, organizers say
A monument to a Dutch Jew savor in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, to be built after four years of preparations, will restore the historic memory in Kaunas, the Lithuanian and Dutch partners behind the project say. […]
Economy
More by 10% flights handled, 5 leading users remain the same
During the first quarter of this year, the total number of flights in the Lithuanian airspace handled by air traffic controllers made up 54.4 thousand and was higher by 9.5% than in the same period last year. Transit flights made up three quarters of this number: air traffic controllers provided services to 40.8 thousand aircraft overflying the Lithuanian airspace, according to a press release issued by Oro Navigacija. […]